Updated 12 hours ago A precautionary flush-and-boil water advisory issued on Thursday for Millvale borough has been lifted, according to the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority.
Two rounds of water quality testing, which are required when an advisory is issued, did not show any evidence of contamination and confirmed that adequate levels of disinfectant were present in the tap water.
Residents who have not turned on spigots during the past several days are advised let water run for at least one minute before using it for cooking or drinking to help remove stagnant water from plumbing and draw fresh water in from the system.
The precautionary advisory was issued for about 700 homes in Millvale after water line repairs along Evergreen Street caused low or no water pressure on multiple streets.
Tony LaRussa is a Tribune-Review staff writer.
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OSCODA, MI — Oscoda public schools are connecting to municipal drinking water with the help of a federal grant because of PFAS contamination in local groundwater.
Superintendent Scott Moore said the Oscoda Area Schools campus on River Road south of the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base plans to have drinking water from Lake Huron flowing through school pipes and faucets within the next two weeks.
Moore said the state of Michigan has offered to help with some cost, and any remaining will come from the district sinking fund.
The Air Force is not helping fund the project, he said.
The foam was brought by Wurtsmith base firefighters as part of mutual aid responses, Moore said.
The school campus water has tested positive for low levels, around 4-ppt, Moore said.
The utility has not been tested since then, but is expected to be as part of the state’s push to test all public water systems in Michigan for PFAS contamination.
Moore said it’s "disappointing" that the Air Force is not aiding the district.
The Air Force is disputing responsibility for some Oscoda PFAS plumes outside the former base boundaries, which has brought the service branch into conflict with the state of Michigan.
U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint, helped secure the grant for Oscoda, which is within his district.

Residents fear underground basin is too contaminated for potable use melissa@theacorn.com A proposal to tap into Simi Valley’s groundwater basin as a source for drinking water drew angst and anger from residents who claim the water has been contaminated by runoff from the Santa Susana Field Lab.
About 30 people urged the City Council on Monday not to act on a study by Ventura County Waterworks District No.
Since 2014, the waterworks district, which provides water to about 65 percent of Simi Valley, has studied how much water the basin can produce, the quality of the available resource and how much could be pumped out annually.
Joe Deakin, Simi’s assistant public works director, previously told the Simi Valley Acorn that the basin’s feasibility as a drinking water source would provide a vital additional option for residents and potentially reduce the cost of water.
The remaining 15 percent is treated groundwater from Simi’s basin that the agency says is used for drinking water.
it’s absolutely frightening,” Becerra told the Simi Valley Acorn Tuesday.
“But what these residents are saying should definitely be taken into account because some folks have been impacted in ways we would wish on no one.” The waterworks study is a preliminary look at the feasibility of using groundwater and any related action is at least five years away, Simi’s City Manager Eric Levitt said, adding that the concerns of residents will be taken into account.
Residents can weigh in on the matter at a neighborhood council meeting on Aug. 21 and at future council meetings.
Holly Braithwaite, Boeing spokesperson, said the groundwater from SSFL is part of a different aquifer than Simi’s basin and therefore any potential contamination isn’t from the field lab.
“No matter the source, all drinking water delivered to customers is subject to regulatory analysis and must meet rigorous state and federal drinking water standards,” Zorba said.

Napier residents are still refusing to use water from their taps due to health, safety and taste/smell concerns, more than one year on from chlorination of the city’s network, a survey shows.
In the Stuff survey, 42 per cent of the 361 respondents said they didn’t drink the tap water because of the taste or smell.
Another 17 per cent said they didn’t because they did not believe it to be safe, and 6 per cent said they didn’t because of a health issue.
Nineteen per cent of respondents said they did drink the water, and didn’t understand why so many complained of it.
The extent of complaints about water clarity, odour and taste was revealed by Stuff in June.
I have had itchy skin patches and sometimes after putting some water in a small container it is a pale brown colour and left overnight there is black residue on the bottom."
Christine McIntosh drove from Taradale to Hastings every week to stock up on de-chlorinated water.
Jon Kingsford, the city council’s infrastructure director, said the council was still assessing possible locations for two de-chlorinated water stations which were approved in the council’s long-term plan.
The council did not believe there was a hysteria about drinking water.
We believe people should take all factors into account before considering if bottled water is the right choice."

Meanwhile, police have been deployed along the Kutch Branch Canal (KBC) and scores of pipelines installed by farmers to draw water from the canal have been removed as the SSNNL is trying to fill up the Tappar dam to meet drinking water requirements of the arid Kutch district.
“If the situation continues this way with less rain in the neighbouring state and increasing demand in the rain deficit districts here in Gujarat, we are looking at the possibility of a drinking water crisis in the coming days.
As far as the Kutch Branch Canal (KBC) is concerned, it was after orders from the state government, the SSNNL started discharging water in the KBC from August 4 and officers said that as of Friday, 30 million cubic feet (mcft) water had already been released the Tappar dam near Anjar in Kutch.
SSNNL officers said that therefore they had to take precautionary measures to ensure that water reaches the Tappar dam for drinking purpose.
“While we hope that it will rain in the coming days, we are releasing water in Tappar dam to ensure enough supply of drinking water in Kutch.
Rapar and Lakhpat talukas have received almost no rain so far while Abdasa, Bhachau, Mundra and Nakhatrana have recorded around one inch rain so far.
The district as a whole has received merely 11 per cent of its average rainfall so far.
South Gujarat, which saw maximum rainfall this monsoon, has reported a sowing deficit of 21 per cent and less rainfall by 26 per cent.
Kutch has been worst-affect district in Gujarat, receiving just 11.08 per cent of its average annual rainfall.
This summer, Gujarat went through a severe water crisis when the water level in the Narmada dam reservoir fell below 110 metres – the live storage level, forcing the government to draw dead water through the Irrigation By-Pass Tunnel (IBPT) in February to meet drinking water needs.

The apex court also summoned the Chief Minister of Punjab Shehbaz Sharif to inquire about the quality of the water supply situation and the actions taken to tackle water pollution (quality degradation).
The Punjab CM submitted before the court that the provincial government will soon be able to come up with a comprehensive plan for water treatment to provide safe drinking water to the people.
However, provision of, and access to, safe drinking water is one of the provincial governments’ prime responsibilities.
Industries are a major source of pollution when it comes to both surface and groundwater in Pakistan.
The run off from agriculture has nitrogen and phosphorus-based fertilisers and varying pesticides.
Excessive use of agricultural fertilisers increases the productivity of the soil which it does, but on the contrary impairs the quality of water which was earlier drinkable.
Over 50 to 60 million people might be at risk as they are the ones who use groundwater for human consumption.
The provinces of Punjab, KP and Sindh re-established PHEDs in 2003, 2009 and 2010, respectively.
These developments created further confusion on responsibility and jurisdiction (pertaining to water and sanitation services delivery) whereas PHEDs are operating in rural areas and TMAs in urban areas.
After the promulgation of the Local Government Act of 2012 provinces replaced urban TMAs with town municipal corporations and rural TMAs by district councils.

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As global climate change produces more extreme and unpredictable weather, water scarcity is a looming threat for many nations.
Australia’s state and federal governments have poured $430m dollars of emergency aid into NSW, which accounts for around a quarter of the country’s agricultural output, the BBC reported.
It’s just depressing.” More than half of Queensland is also in drought, as are parts of Victoria and South Australia states.
A shortage of feed is forcing farmers to sell their livestock, or risk them starving.
The dry weather is expected to continue over the coming months.
This weekend, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Australia had become “a land of drought.” Though drought is caused by a variety of factors, climate change can affect a variety of these factors.
In June, Turnbull said, “I don’t know many people in rural New South Wales that… don’t think the climate is getting drier and rainfall is becoming more volatile.” Much of the world has experienced extreme weather this year, such as heat waves, forest fires, drought and flooding.
Much of Europe and North America is currently battling through an unseasonably warm summer, which has produced record temperatures and rampant forest fires.

Project Hope, a Ghanaian -based NGO has inaugurated a $ 5,000 community water project for the people of Nweneso in the Atwima Kwanwoma district, in the Ashanti Region.
The project, which was funded by Frankthobes Cornell Tradition Endowment of the United States of America, will help supply about 6000 litres of potable water daily to the people.
Mr. Osei Kwadwo Boateng, founder of Project Hope, who inaugurated the project said the aim was to help provide uninterrupted water supply to the community to reduce the incidence of water borne diseases in the area.
He said the target of his organisation was to reach out to over one million Ghanaians with potable water within the next five years.
Mr Boateng, who is also a student of the Cornell University in the USA, stressed the need for Ghanaians to help protect water bodies for sustainable water supply for domestic and agricultural use.
He also entreated Ghanaians to join hands in the fight against environmental degradation by supporting the government’s efforts to fight illegal mining activities in the country.
Mr Boateng appealed to traditional leaders to desist from selling out lands near water bodies to estate developers at the disadvantage of their people.
He said his organisation was determined to work hard towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals Six, which aims to substantially increase water use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity and support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management by 2030.
She advised the people in the community to help maintain the facility to prolong its lifespan.
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)- The Public Water Supply District #1 of Daviess County is working on restoring water and water pressure to some of their customers.
This area includes the cities of Winston, Altamont, and Weatherby.
Bottles of water being delivered.
Arrangements have been made to have a limited supply of bottled water delivered to three distribution sites.
Water will be available at 6pm tonight, Thursday August 2nd, 2018 at: -Altamont: KAW Fire Station #3 -Weatherby: Community Center -Winston: KAW Fire Station #4 Water is also available at the PWSD #1 office at Pattonsburg at the two (2) yard hydrants.
Bring your own container(s).
Bottles of water being delivered.
Arrangements have been made to have a limited supply of bottled water delivered to three distribution sites.
Water will be available at 6pm tonight, Thursday August 2nd, 2018 at: -Altamont: KAW Fire Station #3 -Weatherby: Community Center -Winston: KAW Fire Station #4 Water is also available at the PWSD #1 office at Pattonsburg at the two (2) yard hydrants.
⦁ Run the washer less frequently and only when you have a full load.

PARCHMENT, Mich. — The state of Michigan is narrowing down the source of Parchment’s toxic water contamination, by doing more PFAS testing around the city.
Last Thursday, local and state officials announced dangerously high levels of PFAS chemicals in Parchment’s drinking water supply.
The city flushed the contaminant out over the weekend, and Tuesday will begin the process of hooking up the lines to the city of Kalamazoo’s water supply.
To do that, construction on G Avenue will begin Tuesday between Riverview Drive and Mount Olivet.
This is only a temporary fix at the moment, but it is being considered as a possible permanent solution.
Meanwhile bottled water pickup will not be disturbed by the construction, and will happen each day from 12 to 8 p.m. at Parchment High School.
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality believes they know where the PFAS contamination is coming from.
All residents can get their questions answered at a town hall happening Tuesday evening.
It begins with an open house at 5 p.m., and then continues with a town hall from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Haven Reformed Church on Sprinkle Road.
You can watch that town hall live on the WWMT watch page or on our WWMT Facebook page.